Sang HoonAhnMDMPH

Oncology • Los Angeles, CA

Hematologic Oncology

Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Oncology, USC Keck School of Medicine

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Office
500 S. Virgil Ave
Suite 502
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone+1 213-388-0908

Fax+1 213-388-0919
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Education & Training

University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2005 - 2007
University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Seoul National University College of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 2005 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Aprima EHR, Aprima Medical Software, Inc., 2011

Clinical Trials

Continuing Lamivudine Versus Switching to Entecavir in Patients Who Achieved Undetectable HBV DNA Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 4
Continuing Lamivudine vs Switching to Entecavir in Patients With Detectable HBV DNA Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 4
Continuing Lamivudine Versus Switching to Entecavir in Patients Who Achieved Undetectable Hepatitis B Virus DNA Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 4
Lamivudine Plus Adefovir Versus Telbivudine Plus Adefovir in Lamivudine Resistant Chronic Hepatitis B Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Unknown status
Phase 3
A Cohort Study in Korean Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) Receiving Pegylated Interferon Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Prospective Observational Cohort Study for the Durability of Anti-viral Therapy in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Unknown status
Phase I Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of VGX-6150 for Second-line Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1
The Establishment of Korean Hepatitis B Patients Cohort Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 25
Recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Population-based evaluation of disparities in stomach cancer by nativity among Asian and Hispanic populations in California, 2011-2015.
Eunjung Lee, Kai-Ya Tsai, Juanjuan Zhang, Amie E Hwang, Dennis Deapen, Jennifer J Koh, Eric S Kawaguchi, James Buxbaum, Sang Hoon Ahn, Lihua Liu> ;Cancer. 2024 Apr 1
24 citations
Increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and mortality in chronic viral hepatitis with concurrent fatty liver.
Mi Na Kim, Kyungdo Han, Juhwan Yoo, Seong Gyu Hwang, Sang Hoon Ahn> ;Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2021 Nov 24
6 citations
Contextual and Individual Factors Associated with Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitude on Liver Diseases: A Large-scale Asian Study.
Mei Hsuan Lee, Sang Hoon Ahn, Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, Asad Choudhry, Rino Alvani Gani, Rosmawati Mohamed, Janus P Ong, Akash Shukla, Chee-Kiat Tan, Tawesak Tanwandee, Pha...> ;Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2021 Nov 24
6 citations
Novel Liver Stiffness-Based Nomogram for Predicting Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection Initiating Antiviral Therapy
Jae Seung Lee, Hyun Woong Lee, Tae Seop Lim, Hye Jung Shin, Hyewon Lee, Seung Up Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Beom Kyung Kim> ;Cancers. 2021 Nov 23
9 citations
Efficacy of entecavir, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and tenofovir alafenamide in treatment-naive hepatitis B patients.
Hye Yeon Chon, Sang Hoon Ahn, Yoon Jun Kim, Jung Hwan Yoon, Jeong Hoon Lee, Dong Hyun Sinn, Seung Up Kim> ;Hepatology International. 2021 Nov 20
1 citations
Development and Pilot Testing of a Smartphone-Based Self-Care Program for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
Yeonsoo Jang, Sang Hoon Ahn, Kyunghwa Lee, Oh-Young Kwon, Jeong Hyun Kim> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021 Oct 23
2 citations
Besifovir therapy improves hepatic histology and reduces covalently closed circular DNA in chronic hepatitis B patients
Hyung Joon Yim, Won Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Young Kul Jung, Soon Ho Um, Joo Hyun Sohn, Jae Young Jang, Dong Joon Kim, Eun Sook Park, So Young Jin, Kyun-Hwan Kim> ;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 Oct 15
10 citations
Liver Stiffness-Based Risk Prediction Model for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Jae Seung Lee, Dong Hyun Sinn, Soo-Young Park, Hye Jung Shin, Hye Won Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Joo Hyun Oh, Jung Il Lee, Seung ...> ;Cancers. 2021 Sep 11
9 citations
Episodic Detectable Viremia Does Not Affect Prognosis in Untreated Compensated Cirrhosis With Serum Hepatitis B Virus DNA <2,000 IU/mL.
Hye Won Lee, Soo-Young Park, Yu Rim Lee, Hyein Lee, Jae Seung Lee, Seung Up Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Beom Kyung Kim> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2021 Sep 10
3 citations
Long-term effects of entecavir and tenofovir treatment on the fibrotic burden in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Young Eun Chon, Seung Up Kim, Yeon Seok Seo, Hye Won Lee, Han Ah Lee, Mi Na Kim, Yun Ho Roh, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Won Young Tak, Soo-Young Park,...> ;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 Sep 3
3 citations
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.
Ho Soo Chun, Jae Seung Lee, Hye Won Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Seung Up Kim> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021 Sep 2
10 citations
Effect of tenofovir alafenamide vs. tenofovir disoproxil fumarate on hepatocellular carcinoma risk in chronic hepatitis B
Hye Won Lee, Young Youn Cho, Hyein Lee, Jae Seung Lee, Seung Up Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Beom Kyung Kim, Soo-Young Park> ;Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2021 Sep 4
18 citations
YAP/TAZ Suppress Drug Penetration Into Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Stromal Activation
Kyungjoo Cho, Simon Weonsang Ro, Hye Won Lee, Hyuk Moon, Sojung Han, Hyerim Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim> ;Hepatology. 2021 Nov 1
4 citations
Risk assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver-related events using ultrasonography and transient elastography in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Sung Hwan Yoo, Tae Seop Lim, Hyun Woong Lee, Ja Kyung Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Hye Won Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Jung Il Lee, Kwan Si...> ;Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2021 Jun 29
14 citations
Impact of tenofovir alafenamide vs. entecavir on hepatocellular carcinoma risk in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Hye Won Lee, Young Youn Cho, Hyein Lee, Jae Seung Lee, Seung Up Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Beom Kyung Kim, Soo-Young Park> ;Hepatology International. 2021 Aug 16
5 citations
No influence of hepatic steatosis on the 3-year outcomes of patients with quiescent chronic hepatitis B
Jin Won Chang, Jae Seung Lee, Hye Won Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Seung Up Kim> ;Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2021 Aug 12
25 citations
Risk stratification using sarcopenia status among subjects with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease
Ho Soo Chun, Mi Na Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Hye Won Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Seung Up Kim> ;Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 2021 Aug 1
14 citations
Controlled attenuation parameter value and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B patients under antiviral therapy.
Joo Hyun Oh, Hye Won Lee, Dong Hyun Sinn, Jun Yong Park, Beom Kyung Kim, Seung Up Kim, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Wonseok Kang, Geum-Youn Gwak, Moon Seok Choi, Joon ...> ;Hepatology International. 2021 Jul 14
33 citations
Cardiovascular Risk Is Elevated in Lean Subjects with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Yuna Kim, Eugene Han, Jae Seung Lee, Hye Won Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, Mi-Kyung Kim, Hye Soon Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Byung Wan Lee, Eun Seok Kang,...> ;Gut and Liver. 2021 Jul 12
2 citations
Pharmacokinetics and safety of evogliptin in hepatically impaired patients.
Taegon Hong, Byung Hak Jin, Choon Ok Kim, Byung Won Yoo, Dasohm Kim, Jung Il Lee, Beom Kyung Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Do Young Kim, Jun Yong Park, Min Soo Park> ;British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2021 Jul 1
5 citations
Clinical stage drugs targeting inhibitor of apoptosis proteins purge episomal Hepatitis B viral genome in preclinical models
Michelle P. Clark, Thao Huynh, Shringar Rao, Liana Mackiewicz, Hugh Mason, Shahla Romal, Michael D. Stutz, Sang Hoon Ahn, L. Earnest, Vitina Sozzi, Margaret Littlejohn...> ;Cell Death & Disease. 2021 Jun 23
2 citations
Development and initial validation of the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease self-management questionnaire.
Oh-Young Kwon, Yeonsoo Jang, Ji Yea Lee, Seung Up Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn> ;Research in Nursing & Health. 2021 Jun 13
8 citations
Predictive Performance of CAGE-B and SAGE-B Models in Asian Treatment-Naive Patients Who Started Entecavir for Chronic Hepatitis B.
Hye Yeon Chon, Jae Seung Lee, Hye Won Lee, Ho Soo Chun, Beom Kyung Kim, Won Young Tak, Jun Yong Park, Young-Oh Kweon, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Se Young Jang, Soo-Y...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 Jun 3
2 citations
The Prognostic Role of On-Treatment Liver Stiffness for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.
Hye Won Lee, Hyun Woong Lee, Jae Seung Lee, Yun Ho Roh, Hyein Lee, Seung Up Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Beom Kyung Kim> ;Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. 2021 May 25
11 citations
Tenofovir is Associated With Higher Risk of Kidney Function Decline Than Entecavir in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B.
Chan-Young Jung, Hyung Woo Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Seung Up Kim, Beom Seok Kim> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 May 21
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Lectures

A gene expression signature of FOXM1-AURKB-CDKN1A to recapitulate molecular characteristics of standardized uptake value of 18F-FDG-PET in breast cancer.
2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018